Charter and cyber charter school parents are making their voices heard to the politicians in Harrisburg: Charter schools are delivering for our children!

Now it’s time to amplify those voices and make sure the lawmakers listen.

Help protect charter and cyber charter schools by using the resources below to let the politicians know that any plan to hurt our schools hurts our children, hurts education, and hurts Pennsylvania’s future.

In this toolkit, you’ll find the following resources:

  • A downloadable video that highlights parents standing up for their rights
  • Downloadable images for social media or other digital use
  • Sample social media copy
  • Links to contact legislators

Capitol Rally Recap:

This shareable video can be downloaded by clicking the arrow in the lower right-hand corner and then clicking the three vertical dots on the next screen.

Shareable Social Media Images

Click an image below to download a folder of 6 graphics to share via Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Graphics sized for Facebook:

Graphics sized for Instagram:

Graphics sized for Twitter:

Social Media Copy

Choose from the copy below the images when posting to social media channels.

Facebook/IG Copy:

  • Charter schools and cyber charter schools empower parents to choose the best educational experience for their children. They’re growing in popularity because they actually work. Protect our charter schools from budget cuts! Take action now:  #schoolchoice #charterschools #cybercharter
  • PA families choose public charter and cyber charter schools for a better education and a better future for their children. Any budget cuts take away that right. Rise up and tell your lawmakers that children deserve choice:  #schoolchoice #charterschools #cybercharter
  • A child’s education cannot be a one-size-fits-all proposition. Public charter and cyber charter schools open a world of options and paths to success that not every family can find in their neighborhood school. Budget cuts will hurt education, children and PA’s future. Act now to protect charter schools:  #schoolchoice #charterschools #cybercharter
  • The quality of a child’s education shouldn’t depend on their family’s zip code or income and it doesn’t at charter and cyber charter schools, which educate more than 160,000 children in PA. Any budget cuts threaten families’ freedom to find the best educational fit for their children. Children deserve choice. Act now to protect it:  #cybercharter #charterschools #schoolchoice
  • Budget cuts to public charter and cyber charter schools could eliminate access to a quality education for hundreds of thousands of children in PA. Don’t let lawmakers threaten our choices and what we already know is working in public education. Take action now:  #cybercharter #charterschools #schoolchoice

Twitter Copy:

  • #CharterSchools and #cybercharter schools empower parents to choose the best educational experience for their children. They’re growing in popularity because they actually work. Protect our charter schools! Take action now:  @pacharters2023 #schoolchoice
  • PA families choose public #charter and #cybercharter schools for a better #education and a better future for their children. Any budget cuts take away that right. Rise up and tell your lawmakers that children deserve #choice:  @pacharters2023 #schoolchoice
  • Education is not one-size-fits-all. Charter & #cybercharter schools open new paths to success that not every family has in their neighborhood school. Budget cuts will hurt children and PA’s future. Act now to protect #charterschools:  @pacharters2023 #schoolchoice
  • Getting a good education shouldn’t depend on a family’s zip code or income and it doesn’t at #charter and #cybercharter schools. Budget cuts would threaten access to that option. Children deserve choice: Act now to protect it:  #schoolchoice @pacharters2023
  • Budget cuts to public #charter and #cybercharter schools could eliminate access to a quality #education for PA school children. Don’t let lawmakers threaten our choices to find the school that fits our kids best. Take action now:  #schoolchoice @pacharters2023

Additional Resources

Link to contact legislators: https://143krising.com/take-action

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